We vacation yearly in the Outer Banks and we have been on the hunt for the perfect house and this year we found it! This house location is so close to the beach you can walk there barefoot like the locals! Sure the house is not oceanfront but you can more than see the ocean from the decks. The house is in fabulous shape despite our mid-season stay and what has been an overall busy season for the Outer Banks. There is plenty of room to spread out! The pool/hot tub were in working order and the perfect size for this house. The driveway is big enough to turn around in. The kitchen is spacious! The kids loved the lower level to run around and claim as their own. The house is located on the beach road so be prepared for noise during the day. However for us people watchers it’s the best location! And at night there is no traffic. We have already booked our return stay for next summer!

We chose this house for its close proximity to the beach and the private pool. Beach was very easy to get to and very enjoyable. Pool was much smaller than picture shows and the weeds coming through the fence is rather annoying , but it was clean. House was one of the cleanest and most comfortable we have rented over the years. Beds are extremely hard, bring your bed topper if you are not fond of board like mattresses. We bring one no matter where we stay and it saved this week. The game room in lower level is great and our Granddaughters loved learning to shoot pool. Overall, we would definitely rent this home again.

Let me preface by noting that we usually stay with a larger group up on Carova Beach (4x4 area) in huge oceanfront houses, so that may filter through in some comparisons. Overall we loved this house. It was perfect for us, given the group size we had this year. This was our first stay in Kill Devil Hills and the very first thing I noted was that the pictures fail to show you that you're right on route 12. Obviously a busy road, and it gets loud outside on the deck, or in the pool / hot tub. I wish I had hit google maps prior to booking so I would have at least had a heads up. However, when you're inside with the AC on, you don't really hear it. I'm used to FAR more quiet than that, but given the area, it didn't detract very much from our trip. The house was clean on arrival, linen had been delivered (via the extra linen service) and check in was a breeze. The beds are ultra stiff, which I didn't mind, but others did. If you don't like extra stiff mattresses, you should bring pads along. Appliances all worked, including the much appreciated washer and dryer. The internet router was not working correctly and none of us could connect to the house wireless network. Luckily I work in IT and I was able to find a way around the problem and connect us all up. Beach access is awesome for a non-oceanfront property. You are literally across the street and one house away from the public access point. About the best you can do short of ocean front. The bonus is, you don't have the public walking right next to your house, but you still get the benefit of convenience! As noted in a previous review, the view from the back is less than glamourous. But with that said, who rents a beach house to look anywhere but the ocean?!?. This property is perfect for a small group. Enjoy your stay!

We stayed at Making Memories 388 the week of June 20th. The home was very clean upon arrival and nicely decorated. We were very pleased to see that there was a washer and dryer on site as there was none listed in the amenities and we were told thru email that there was none on site. If I were to suggest anything it would be that the carpet could use cleaned/updated especially on the stairways. Beds were a little firm but we remedy ours by picking up a 15 foam crate for our stat that took care of that. The walk to the beach was better then I expected as we had a 6 month old and 3 year old in tote along with umbrellas, chairs, bags, coolers etc. We enjoyed the pool and the hot tub was nice as well, nicely maintained. The Kitchen was nicely stocked kitchen which came in handy as we cooked in a lot with having the little ones. Definitely would rent again and would recommend to friends.

This was a great house in a great location, just steps away from the public beach access. The home was beautifully furnished and decorated. The kitchen had EVERYTHING you needed to prepare meals for a large family which was awesome! A few MINOR things to note... if you have a family member who cannot walk a lot of stairs, this might not be the house for you since the main living area is on the 3rd floor (kitchen, large family room, deck with ocean view). Personally I LOVED the reverse layout but it is definitely worth mentioning. As mentioned in another review, the dishwasher was a little finicky. Just play around with it and it will work. The toilet in the children's bathroom didn't work properly a lot of the time as well. It would also be helpful to leave instructions for operating the hot tub since some of the buttons didn't always work. I would have loved to see a table on the deck as well to enjoy meals overlooking the ocean. Overall this house was GREAT for us and we'd definitely stay here again!

We just stayed at this house during the week of 9/6-9/13 2014. Overall, this was a great house. The beach access alone is THE BEST. No beach drop off needed, just walk across the street and you're there. A few minor things...the dishwasher didn't always run...sometimes it took a few tries. The toilet in the 3rd floor bathroom didn't stop running on its own, we had to keep reaching into the tank to get it to stop. It's the best part of the busy street, not near any of the big hotels. And lastly, the view from the backyard where the pool and hot tub are is K-Mart. It's fine, it's not too close, but just a point to make because you can't see it in any of the pictures.

We've been vacationing at the outer banks for over 30 years and this was the best furnished home we have seen. Everything was top-of-the-line. The location is great and the amenities are fantastic. It's convenient to everything. With the ocean views and private pool and hot tub, this house has it all. Very pleased with our stay.